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ARD launches on Eutelsat
German television channel ARD has chosen Eutelsat to reach television viewers in southeast Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. ARD Das Erste will broadcast in digital free-to-air via Widebeam […]
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‘Evangelising’ Pace’s XTV box ready for release
Pace Micro Technology will launch its XTV integrated sat-box plus hard drive unit this quarter, according to CEO Malcolm Miller. He confirmed the highly specified box will not receive a […]
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Deutsche Welle to launch European bouquet on AsiaSat 2
Cologne-based Deutsche Welle (DW) will launch a new European bouquet on AsiaSat 2 on January 22. Dr Burkhard Nowotny, DW’s director of international distribution, said deals with four TV stations […]
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Globecast confident of Eurobird role
France Telecom-owned satellite service provider Globecast says it will beam a new digital multiplex of channels to the UK from Eurobird, “and we may be taking extra capacity,” says CEO […]
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Retemia becomes Hot Italia
Italian national broadcaster Retemia is set to change its name to Hot Italia and be majority owned by a German company. Retemia was founded at the beginning of the 1980s […]
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Transponder Monitor
Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key: A – Analogue D – Digital 75°E: LMI-1 A Israel’s IBA Channel 2 has launched on 12638MHz horizontal […]
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The satellite launch of E4 is turning into an episode of Perry Mason. While test transmissions continue ahead of its January 18 launch we’re still waiting for Paul Drake to […]
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Common Ground: Spectrum Sharing–Who Gets The Bigger Piece?
By Clayton Mowry My son Nathaniel is only one-and-a-half years old but he’s already learned the concept of sharing. When his pal Lucy comes by to play, he knows he […]
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Regulatory Review: More On Paper Satellites–Still No End In Sight
By Gerry Oberst This column has focused frequently on the backlog in registering satellites in the International Telecommunication Union master registry of orbital positions. Last April, we wrote about “Paper […]
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Satellite Telephony: A Vital Link
by Peter J. Brown Wars and natural disasters strike this planet far too frequently, leaving thousands of victims in their wakes. Satellite technology is vital to the mission of those […]
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Dollars And Sense: Video Is Not The End Game For DBS
by Armand Musey Television is about to get more interesting. New technologies are being deployed to DBS set-top boxes everywhere that could change the average couch potato into a member […]
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Internet Via Satellite: Ka-band and the Internet
by Peter J. Brown Over the next 24 months, Ka-band–@29 GHz–will be moving rapidly from its status today as a somewhat minor league player in the satellite-based Internet realm to […]
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A Look Ahead: 2001’s Triumphs And Tribulations
by James Careless With 2001on the horizon, it’s time to look ahead to the first real year of the new Millennium (despite all the hype, 2000 was actually the final […]
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Editor’s Insight: Ringing In The New year–A Look Behind, A Glance Ahead
January 1st provides an excellent opportunity to examine events over the past 12 months and to look forward to what the coming year has to offer. The satellite industry has […]
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GMTV finding way onto BSkyB
Breakfast television station GMTV may be close to agreeing a deal with BSkyB for carriage over its digital satellite network – and extending its broadcasting hours in digital homes. The […]
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Euromed TV ready by February
A new multi-lingual satellite TV channel aimed at the Mediterranean region will be launched at the end of January or the beginning of February, according to RAI president Roberto Zaccaria. […]
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DirecTV Latin America gets a kick out of World Cup
The marketing of DirecTv Latin America’s DBS service in six key South American countries is expected to get a big kick with the acquisition of exclusive broadcast rights to World […]
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Einstein TV to set theory in motion
Using the name of world renowned physicist Albert Einstein as a teaser, TV-web channel Einstein.tv believes its desire “to feed hungry minds” will help it compete in the crowded universe […]
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Despite 5 million DTH subs, BSkyB gets “disco fever”
In this case the term ‘Disco’ comes from investment bankers Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) and its pre-Christmas report on BSkyB and its analysis of Sky’s two key sub- divisions […]
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Transponder Monitor
Key: A – Analogue D – Digital 75 degreesE: LMI-1 D The Ukrainian radio multiplex continues to be observed on 12569MHz vertical. The bouquet contains ten radio stations, RadioRetro – […]
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Media Most boss Vladimir Gusinski was granted bail by Madrid authorities ahead of Christmas, and on December 26 his Media Most company won a minor victory in Moscow when a […]
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Orbital CEO Calls For Improved Space Policies
The new U.S. President and Congress should adopt space policies to address five key areas of concern, Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] CEO David Thompson told the Washington Space Business Roundtable […]
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Cidera Drops IPO Plan; It Raised More In Private Market
Cidera Inc., the satellite-based, Internet broadcast delivery company, has withdrawn its applications to the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $57.5 million through an IPO. It is done much better […]
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Comsat Mobile Communications Introduces Free Direct Internet Access Service
Comsat Mobile Communications (CMC) said it has launched a new service for ship management, energy exploration companies and government agencies – Direct Internet Access — which eliminates the need to […]
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Intelsat Seeks Proposals For Next-generation, Multibeam, Broadband Satellites
Intelsat said its Board of Governors has agreed to solicit proposals for its next-generation, multibeam, high-capacity, broadband satellite system. The organization said it expects to spend more than $1.5 billion […]
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EM.TV ESCAPES BANKRUPTCY THREAT
EM.TV & Merchandising, the Munich-based media company whose portfolio of assets includes the evergreen Muppet Show and rights to the sale of Sesame Street, was rescued from almost certain liquidation […]
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DTH PLATFORM FOR UKRAINE NEXT YEAR
Ukraine has officially announced that it will launch a digital DTH platform in mid 2001. Speaking exclusively to Interspace, Olexander Zinchenko from the Supreme Council of Ukraine revealed that the […]
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INTELSAT TO DEVELOP NEXT GENERATION, MULTIBEAM, BROADBAND SATELLITES
Intelsat’s board of governors has agreed to solicit proposals for its next generation, multibeam, high capacity, broadband satellite system. The company said it expects to spend more than $1.5 billion […]
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INTERNET VIA SATELLITE OPERATOR SKYSDL MOVES TO T…L…COM 2D
Broadband high-speed Internet via satellite service skyDSL, operated by German ISP Strato, has moved from DFS Kopernikus 2 FM 2 (28.5 degrees East) to the more powerful Télécom 2D satellite […]
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GET AND FUJITSU SIEMENS CO-OPERATE IN TV PORTAL ON ASTRA
German multimedia company Global Electronic Transfer (GET) and Fujitsu Siemens Computers have formed a long-term technical co-operation. The firm based in Oberhaching near Munich intends to bring 1 million units […]